Jackson, Mississippi Is The Worst Place I've Ever Seen
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2023
- The murder capital of the world! No clean water. No trash pickup. Terrible infrastructure. What is happening?
Jackson, Mississippi was my last stop on my deep south road trip. I’m kinda glad it was the last stop. If I had started here, it would have been a really bummer way to begin.
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We are giving billions of dollars of our taxpayer money to Ukraine and we have cities like Jackson, Mississippi that need serious help!
You're right but this is America my friend. To give a city development funding when the majority of it's residents are black is un-American.
we're also spending billions on NFL games and even more on college footboall. what's your point? people spend money on all sorts of trivial crap while others die every day.
nobody in jackson gave 10% to the big guy like ukraine
Two wrongs don't make a right. The Federal government should stay out of it.
@@perfectallycromulent Taxpayer's are footing the bill for building these stadiums and these owners and teams are multi millionaires and we have cities that look like this.
This is the future of ALL of America if we dont start holding our politicians accountable.
You have elected a dementia patient as a president
Sorry but that''s nonsense.
@@SpaneenOomlongNah, it's true, the status of L.A. along with San Francisco is certainly not what it used to be
Our politicians are making sure those in foreign lands are taken care of. Every time we give another 100 Billion, the politicians say, we HAVE to be the leader. But you help others after you help your own people/country first. Other countries don’t give what they don’t have, like us. We don’t know when to say, enough is enough, Ukraine!! The Bible says take care of your own first! You use the same model to run a country, as you would a household, otherwise you’re worse than an infidel, if you put others first!
Too late.
I am living in Bangladesh. It is a third-world country. You are saying Jackson, Mississippi is awful. But what I see, it looks like heaven to me. If I get a chance to live there, I will live happily, and every weekend I will clean the city's trash to keep it beautiful. God bless the USA; you guys are so blessed to be born in the USA."
Bangladesh is only worse off because it lacks support from surrounding communities. Jackson itself is no place to call heaven. It is a scary place at times. And it has one of the bloodiest and darkest histories of any city in our country. Along with New Orleans, mobile, and other southern cities built on slave trade and cotton distribution economies. I love my city and the culture we have but be careful what you ask for. You would not feel safe here.
They'll learn.
@@user-bl7qh5bk7vYou ever been outside the U.S.?
@@vaughncowan4055 who will learn what?
No! Trust me! Bangladesh is much safer than Jackson, Mississippi. In Jackson Mississippi there is a huge gang and drug problem. You would not be safe to live there right now. Cleaning up Jackson, Mississippi requires a community involvement.
The mayor is running for a third term. Why?? Apparently he hasn't done any good thing for the city. Oh, the pay check.
I read when the city of Burlington has I believe 1billion dollars they say they're trying to give it back to the people. I wonder how that will happen.
Oh God!
Why?
Don't forget about the Governor. All Red States are having this problem. Where is the money going
@@patriciathompson1776 richer states are shipping the red states more money than they get back in return. California only gets back .75 cents on the dollar.
A few years ago I had the occasion to stay in Jackson and while I was checking into my motel in the rain at night I accidently dropped $150 out of my pocket. A short time later I as going through the lobby and was called to the desk where there was standing two large gentlemen that said "that's her". They had seen me lose the money and turned it into the desk. It was my memory of Jackson.
psych!
Even in the worst communities, most people are good. It's a small minority of very bad people who screw it up for everyone.
@@joutoob9 😳
@@Nordic_Skyand it's the "good people" who set around and do nothing while it happens... It's always the same.
thank you for this. the people of jackson are good❤
I grew up in South Jackson. It was beautiful and vibrant. We were heartbroken when we were run out of our homes because of the crime. We had to move out to survive. It breaks my heart to see this because this was my home growing up in the 70 and 80’s. The city is corrupt. They pocket the money that is suppose to be used for the city.
And now all the crime in south Jackson is spilling over into Byram, give it about 20 years it'll be just as bad
man that sucks, are you hopeful for it improve, is there something the masses of good people can do or is it all in the leadership of the cities' hands?
@@m3vm3 the "good people" in Jackson are unanimously outnumbered by the bad, it is a fact of life, the people in charge are all corrupt. It's rotten from top to bottom, the only way to save Jackson is to fire the mayor & entire city council & do a complete overhaul, which will never happen. Even then, given it's history, the people they replace them with would probably be just as bad or even worse
Its a democrat run city with over 50% blacks. There is nothing good going to happen from that
White Flight! According to Michelle Obama. It's more like blacks can't take of shit.
It's a crying shame because the lush and beautiful vegetation would be just right if the homes were occupied, intact, and not boarded up. It would be a very nice place to live if it wasn't abandoned like it is.
Community 1949 came to this great country in 1970 and my city was so beautiful now I go for a drive down town i just can’t help but cry
You'll notice most of the ghettos in the south have a rural feel to them. Lots of old growth oaks, pecan trees, etc. The husks of homes still standing clearly were very nice at one time. Then whitey packed up and left and I guess they took all the magic dirt with them and replaced it with bad juju dirt bc its been all downhill ever since. Its a dirt conspiracy.
if people werent moving out of the communities when they get a little money. No one stays to help revitalize, the just move to north jackson or madison
I heard a pastor say one day ‘fix up your own backyard first before you go over seas’.
Requesting the federal government to help get rid of their corruption problem is like asking the mob to help clean up an organized crime problem.
It worked in Canada. The Hells Angels and biker gangs did more to clean up a city then the cops there did. Petty thefts were almost non visitant after that. As soon as things got better? The cops decided it was safe to "Arrest" the people who cleaned up the Streets of the Canadian city.
Now there worse then ever.
Always reminds me of the phrase "We are the government, and we are here to halp!
California deserves bankrupcy and destruction for voting democrap
The Supreme Court could fix this. Getting rid of the Voting Rights Act allowed one party to Gerrymander legislative districts, to use all the money on their districts without voters revolt.
Why not just get rid of the gerrymanding part of the VRA
The federal government sends a lot of money to Jackson. As you can see, it isn't well spent.
George Soros lines the pockets of the mayor and other representatives.
Literally a 3rd world country down there. Most apathetic place I’ve ever seen. As a truck driver (24 years), I’ve NEVER seen worse.
Many African countries are much better!
Super bad. I do think parts of LA and Portland are worse though.
u have parasite billionaires in your country that contribute nothing while poverty riddled cities and worse than third world. make it make sense.
Depends on how you are judging. If you are a truck driver just looking at buildings, roads, etc, then Portland is clearly nicer. If you are talking about living there as a random person, that's a different story (maybe).
@@MarkWongMDSeattle and Portland are no where near as bad as Jackson.
This is what the state government ignoring their citizens needs looks like.
Exactly what I was thinking. Not enough money into infrastructure. This same exact thing is happening in Arkansas. State government is more focused on ripping books off the shelves and lobbying instead of actually rebuilding buildings/paving roads and creating jobs.
They said the Majority in The State Government is White REPUKEBICAN’S and you see they make sure the Lower State, ( Madeup of 99% Black People !!! ) The County, and Local Governments Fail !!!
This is what too many citizens on the dole and not paying the taxes which make a city function looks like.
Totally wrong. This is what the state and federal government have done to Mississippi. Drug and welfare dependency are endemic.
What exactly do they "need"?
I moved to Germany over 20 years ago. At the time people asked me all of the time "Why did you come to Germany when everyone wants to live in the States?" No one asks anymore.
How is life in Germany?
People have to stop thinking that politicians will fix anything and start doing for themselves.
Exactly, example of that was that woman asking for $1
.50. Gimme gimme gimme.. that's the damn problem
@@Roc-Righteous I don't want to sound naïve or obtuse, but that was an oddly specific amount of money. I'm wondering exactly what that would buy?
And President Kennedy said " Ask not what your government will do for you but ask what you can do for your government" ....or something like that
@@jimdep6542 It should be mutual. That was a time when the government was doing a LOT for the people. And the people had hope and optimism and confidence in how the country was developing. For a while it was very good. The government stopped doing their duty for the people.
@@jaykay415 Isn't the government doing more now for impoverished people than they did back in the early 60 "s........such as foodstamps, welfare checks, child care assistance, free school lunch programs, food banks, domestic violence and substance abuse support groups, etc ?
I’m a Mississippi girl born and raised. I grew up in Jackson. And, it’s been getting worse year after year but of course people know why. It’s obvious. No person in their right mind regardless of race wants to live next to people who take no pride in themselves or their property. The working class moved away, taking their tax dollars with them. When you’re content living on government subsidies this is what you end up with……blight, crime, and failed infrastructure. Now those left behind blame those that moved away for the downfall. The people of Jackson have no way out of the hole that they themselves have dug. They could request federal help but there are so many corrupt politicians the money would never make it to the streets.
Bingo!
Finally someone got it right.
But your true comment is considered politically incorrect.
At this point, what would Federal help do that would make a difference on a community that tears things apart , including families ? What is the real source of the problem that keeps these Jackson citizens from caring about their own homes ?
The elephant in the room never gets a mention.
Absolutely, positively no excuse for failing infrastructure. Water, sewer, roads, and garbage pickup is essential to every city for survival. Law enforcement is lacking in just about every aspect. It is a two way street here in that the city has obligations and the residents have obligations to make their city live able.
I’m from here. This is 100% a red and blue problem. Most people in Jackson don’t work because their children have run out the businesses with their gang violence. This is 10000% on the residents of Jackson and not a soul else. I watched this happen.
I agree. I no longer live in Mississippi but come home every 3-4 months to check on my parents who reside in rankin county. I’ve considered moving home, but I become so depressed when I visit this state. Not progressive at all. Really sad to see a state so far behind other neighboring states
@@KM-hw1rt it’s a shame. I joined the military to get out. Came back for school after and I couldn’t get out fast enough after graduating. My folks still live in Madison area. They want out. We considered moving back too and I just can’t stomach Mississippi as a consideration. I’m looking in Alabama and Louisiana. Not great but much better than Mississippi.
As a Jackson resident I can assure they aren’t buying those guns legally
Literally what I said as well.
But gun control will surely work! Like that time we banned drugs and people stopped doing drugs!
Exactly
They buy guns at the black market. Black market will sell to anyone.😎
guns guns guns--I honestly don't give a shit and I wouldn't go there without several guns.
Nick, you're not familiar with the South. That tree wasn't planted in the pothole. It GREW there naturally. As you can see, the town is being reclaimed by the swamp in which it was built. I was impressed that the only decent building on the downtown street was a FUNERAL HOME! My God!
😂😂😂
That's what I was thinking too, that tree grew naturally.
The tree absolutely was not “planted” by anyone. That would require vision, planning and pro-active initiative, which doesn’t exist in this hellhole.
lol@@Scott-xb7ov
Given the amount of murders the funeral home owners are probably insanely wealthy. Regardless, Jackson looks like a very cool, if derelict, swampy town. Honestly looks like a great set for a horror movie.
9 months later, there are construction projects ongoing EVERYWHERE! Mostly the water infrastructure and road repair! But it’s a start! It’s still rough.
So glad to hear that!! Now if some major factory 🏭 would move there or a military base built... something. I don't think these people are lazy. There's just no jobs.
After that make sure to enforce laws.
Praying 🙏 for Jacksonians.
Stop voting democrat!!!!
Elections are nearby, that's why!
Thanks only to state and federal intervention.
@@sarahberry6080the state legislature is Republican lead why didn't they intervene sooner? The tax base shrunk too much too fast and the city couldn't keep things up. Sounds like they were asleep at the wheel.
Your videos always make me feel good about where i live, for that, im grateful
We send tens of billions to other countries every year, hundreds of billions on war machines, but neglect our own cities and infrastructure. Thank you for showing the world the USA. You're both brave and honest to do all this, it's the mirror that we need to see.
The "red" states in this country get 40% more federal money than "blue" states per capita. Gee I wonder why? "Blue" states account for 71% of gdp. "Red" states are just poorly run, no other explanation.
In the spirit of your statement, agreed. However, the primary responsibility for Jackson, Mississippi lies with the state of Mississippi. You're referring to the federal budget.
The people have a say about the federal government. It lies with voting for the right people for your representative and senator. I hate to say it, but these people get exactly what they vote for. Bottom line.
And if they don't vote? That is essentially saying the same thing. Inaction in itself is action.
Change the city name to Kiev and hope for an accounting error
To keep America safe will indeed cost money. That's why we don't get attacked often. Ukraine is part of that plan (which is to weaken 1 of our main adversaries, Russia)
@@christianlendo7787 Ukraine is part of what plan? Invaded by Russia in 2014, before that Rusia took 1/3 of Georgia, whole Chechenya, Dagestan, North Osetia. Whole Europe constantly has to deal with their dirty tricks, amounition warehouses exploded in Czech Republic etc etc. War is here all the time.
You can thank our politicians for sending all our blue collar jobs overseas leaving our people with not hope.
Thanks to saint Ronny reagan' and slick Willie Clinton
I agree with you!
Now in Brazil government sending out tax paid to Africa, Argentina and Venezuela s
You don't need a GPS to leave the state do you.. Get out of there.
OK, they're poor. But why don't they pick up the trash? It's not poverty. It's dysfunctional culture & behavior, folks.
The union also had something to do with that too.
Thank you for not swearing and saying nasty stuff like others with these type of travel channels.
😂 the introduction to Jackson was like a scene in GTA.
This is what happens when you lose your tax base. It takes tax revenue and economic development to maintain infrastructure. Jackson has been depopulating for the past 40 years. It has been abandoned by its middle class.
This is what happens when a country spends taxpayer money on 850 military bases around the world, constantly warmongering
@@davidcox8945 Robbing Peter to pay Paul and his band of miscreants.
Jackson was hopping in the mid 80’s. Metro center mall and everything in its vincinity including Hoopers stereo. The I 55 stretch was doing well, remember Bennigins restaurant. The North Park mall was new, but at the time was still nothing compared to Metrocenter. I hate what has happened to Jackson. And they say Mobile is the second most dangerous city, really? Shreveport is far worse and compared to Jackson, Shreveport is pretty safe. I would say New Orleans is probably safer than Jackson and that is crazy.
And yet, people keep electing the same corrupt republican politicians
@@davidcox8945 Yes we send billions tor Israel, and Ukraine. Why not for public education and infrastructures of American communities?
Hi, Nick. Im a Mississippi resident who grew up in Jackson and recently moved to another, better city. You did a great job covering the many issues in Jackson. I see many comments about the fact that most people seem to have decent vehicles. The reason that we all have to have cars is because public transportation is basically non-existent. The buses do not go out of Jackson so if you work in surrounding areas ( which most people do because as you pointed out, many businesses have closed) you can't rely on the city bus. Also, they only run until early evening and are notoriously slow,you have to make many transfers to get from one end of town to the other. I wish people who've never experienced living in a situation like this would not be so quick to judge. Most people in Jackson are just trying to live their lives. The crime and criminals are a huge problem. The criminals are actually a fairly concentrated group that need to be dealt with. Mississippi does not pay law enforcement or any city/ state salaries enough to live on. Just go to the city and state websites and search available jobs and compare the pay to that of other cities and states. I drove trucks otr for a few years, and I was able to experience other cities/states and while they all have their issues Jackson is really in it's own lane. I have two undergrad degrees and started driving trucks just to make a decent living. I worked in social services and education for years. I was a hone visitor for a well known child sponsor program. Mississippi and West Virginia were the only two states in the US to qualify for the program because they were the only states on the same socioeconomic level as the third world countries that they operated in.😢💔
So they function as third world countries?
Thanks for sharing
I was literally about to say this is like back home in Africa 😮
Only we still have public transport and well where I’m from not a lot of crime
Who ever is in power here is incompetent. The squeeky wheel gets the oil.
Thanks Nick. I like your videos. They are very interesting and informative.
At 9:20 nobody planted a tree. A seed from a leaf fell in and it's been growing.
I cannot believe how politicians talk about how great America is, and talk about how good Americans have it.
Politicians can be disgusting.
@Rovingdog628 he also says man's law is God's law, amd our laws say this givernment is corrupt and its out DUTY to overthrow it and resustain the correct flow of justice and dispersion of taxes fairly, not squanderously.
At the same time there are way to many people looking to the government instead of helping themselves. Even the poorest USA people have way more than poor people in other countries have. People in the USA tend to be entitled whereas poor people in other countries tend to be more resourceful and not as quick to play victim as they don’t have that option.
Family has declined in the USA with over seventy percent of black families headed by single mothers and the rates of single motherhood raising among whites and other groups.
I have lived in a third world country. Anyone in Jacksonville could walk to a better situation. In a third world country you can't get away as easy as a few days walking.
@Rovingdog628 looked it up and it doesn't
@@johnowens5342 Nobody is going to
Put them up for free. Moving may be more difficult than what you think it is. In the 1960s many blacks moved to northern cities and ended up in worse situations than the ones they left in the south. It is in more recent years that southern cities and rural areas have been experiencing the crime problems in northern areas in large part because of people moving back down south bringing teenagers that are already part of the hood, and bringing their bad habits to the south.
I've seen run-down neighborhoods before, but I've never felt this way. This was actually upsetting; that people were living in some of these homes; in these conditions.
Its all climate change.
Youve never seen a rundown neighborhood? You must live on mars or not get out at all
My feelings exactly. This is incredibly heartbreaking. 💔 I actually teared up watching this video. 😥
@@Jeff-sp7bg I have been to many rundown neighborhoods. I just have the belief that nobody should be living in dilapidated buildings like this or squalor. Nobody deserves this. Not even the people I dislike or don't get along with should never have to live like this. It's very heartbreaking to see this taking place in the richest country in the world.
The Govmt. don't care!! and this is ALL races not just Black!! America should be ashamed of themselves and having the nerve to give our dollars to the so-called immigrants that are technically illegal.
As of Feb 10, 2024, the average annual pay for a Police Officer in Jackson is $55,126 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $26.50 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,060/week or $4,593/month.
And the result in 2024?
Thank you for your adventurous videos.
I moved to Mississippi from Arizona last year and it is so sad and impoverished here! My family is actively trying to help people make changes in our community
Omg, my daughter is considering attending Jackson State. And we’re from Phx, AZ. I’ve never been there, I’m glad I came across this video. This is outrageous.
God bless your family for trying to improve the community over there.
I went to Jackson state... best time. I loved Jackaon. It's much different being there as a local vs going to JSU. She will not have to be in those areas. She'll go past then of course but I loved it!
@@kactusJacko thank you!!
@@nativempress Your daughter will be fine… the areas she will gravitate to will be nothing like what the video shows… tell her to stay away from the Pookies and Ray Rays and she will have the time of her life!!!
I was born in Jackson….. it’s major problems in Jackson. Black on black crime is high Asf.
" it’s major problems in Jackson. Black on black crime is high Asf."
It's also like that in (name of major city).
Just a couple more years till the black on black kill themselves off, then all those Hispanic immigrants are going to inherit the place and rebuild it. You know them Hispanics are the only race standing outside Home Depot ready get picked and hired to work with building skills or ready to learn a trade.
@@Jeremy-ql1or 😅
that's just blacks doing black things.
And the only times blacks get together to unite is when they're doing grab and dash.
maybe because only blacks live in Jackson ???
Bless their hearts. This is not acceptable. Im poor. I live in an RV. But im so much better off than that. God bleess them.
I'm from Jackson Mississippi back in the 70s, 80s, & 90s the city was very vibrant ECONOMY STRONG , JOBS, ALOT OF ACTIVITIES, CONCERTS, EVENTS IT WAS VERY LIVE!! When I moved to Atlanta in 1998 it started to diminish slowly...
Jackson was chosen as the most beautiful city in the USA in the 1920’s. So sad to see what has happened over the course of 100 years.
DEI
What’s happened he asks? Nobody cares about anything anymore except getting paid and doing as little as possible to get it ! To see Jackson like this and many others places in America is beyond sad !! 😮
Nailed it.
Dont do that. It's not a help. @@user-jh1rl4yo2d
The same regarding Detroit, Baltimore, Philadelphia. DEI!
Im no accountant, but I bet if half the money was used here instead of being spent around the world to create enemies, this problem could be fixed.
Just upped the war budget to a trillion
We probably need to keep meddling around the world to stay in power. Double edged sword.
That isn't a safe bet. Many of the places the put the most money into end up getting worse and worse. There is a cultural rot that has to be cured or whatever money you put on top of it will just begin to rot. So far no one has figured out what to do to fix it, or even just improve it. They talk about getting the guns off the street but who in their right mind would give up their gun in a place like that? People can't even fix up their yards or houses, even if they had the money, as it would just make their house a target. The only thing you can do in a situation like that is to do whatever you can to get yourself out of there.
Yes!! The “wars” are unjust. We paid for pensions in Ukraine!! Fix Jacksonville!!! Wtf
@Koopy's Pappy Nice description of the capitalism system...
I was in Port Harcourt Nigeria this past November....Your video in this area reminds me of there, especially the roads and pot holes.
I visited in 1968 as a 14 year old Chicago boy. It was March and the temps were in the 70s "beautiful sunshine and green wooded areas" separating quaint little towns that each had it's own personality. Lots of small motels with little swimming pools and plenty of restaurants all with their own distinct menu and ambiance. I really liked it. That was back when there was industry in those small (and large) towns/cities.
and then....the Democrats in the northeast ruined it all.
Showing the effect of 50+ years of President Johnson's Great Society.
Dude, you are providing a great service for this country. The truth needs to be shown.
The only people that can mke these placrs better are....THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.
Will anything change? Yes----it will get worse exponentially.........
@@1968dogg Exactly Lynn. It cant get better. It is the exact story in everyone of these places including the numerous excuses as to why its somebody elses fault
Thankyou for this video Jackson is my birthplace and does need serious help as the res of america
The problem with Jackson is mainly due to infrastructure. The city doesn't have enough money to fix the water lines or the streets because the archaic water lines are buried beneath the streets. So in order to fix a water problem you'd also have to repave all the roads. They aren't going to fix one without the other. I think a total was quoted at around 4 billion dollars to fix at one time. They can't raise taxes enough to even try to fix the problem because all the people with enough money to spare have already used that and left Jackson. So the strategy is for every time we get a big storm or freeze. Holes pop in the water lines, the city will patch them, but for each patch another two will pop farther down the line. Without federal intervention it will never get better. Problems like these plague many cities in America, but we're too busy spending money in other countries to even fix our own quality of life in our back yard.
It breaks my heart that my home state has to be seen in such dilapidation. All I ask is that the next time you see a news story of foreign aid, defense budgets, or getting involved with another conflict halfway across the globe. Remember the places like Jackson Mississippi, Detroit Michigan, and so many others.
Hopelessness and despair all over our country. No more "middle" class. .You are a have or a have-not. And prices just keep going up. I feel sad for our children.
Welcome to hell. Welcome to Amerika. But don't forget to support your favorite sportsball team! All of this brought to you by Jewish Communism.
This is why black folks need to hold their vote. Stop putting these politicians in office that don’t serve your best interest
Politicians dont change sh!t for the community. Thats the peoples responsibility
@@DonTrump-sv1si if that is the case why do we need politicians. The whole political system is nothing but a big scam anyway.
...name a place where democrats have not turned into a little Haiti....
@@DonTrump-sv1si Yes. Through the leaders they elect to serve them. Unfortunately, in America, the two main political parties are controlled by Wall Street. That's why nothing has changed in over 40 years. Other than the downward standard of living.
@@Rovingdog628white people left, and along with them so did the tax base. Its reverting back to Africa there. Its returning to darwinian conditions.
This is my hometown. I spend most of my days here. You meet lots of strange and troubled people. And you tend to find yourself one too. But I love my town and the things we have to offer, do not be afraid. You have the be the change you want to see in the world.
Be thankful for what you have , this is tragic.
I lived in Mississippi for 8 months in 2019, and I couldn’t wait to leave! It is truly one of the most impoverished places in the whole country.
It looks like people gave up on it 50 years ago.
How I survived 23 years there serving with (JPD/RPD), is nothing less than a miracle. Moved my family out of that hell-hole in 1998 .
Glad you guys were able to make it out. Many other families are still imprisoned there, lets pray one day they can buy their freedom and make it out before it’s too late.
Damnn
Yes, parts of Ridgeland are more like Jackson. The Township is really nice though.
Nick Johnson is so great ! He is perfect every time !
Am very shocked, am from Namibia 🇳🇦 in Africa and u guys call us the 3th world? My friend this town is 10 time worse than a poor country in Africa
Jackson is run by african-american Democrats.
The problem is the people that have been elected to be in control are incompetent at their jobs and if you’re guest says I don’t know again I will throw up.
BS its the dysfunctional populace of criminals.
It’s the “umms” for me.
They are there for the paycheck and pension. Once they retire they move on.
It's too late to and way too expensive to restore these cities anyway. To create you must first destroy, and by destroy you must remove all the blight, not to mention the residents don't even take care of their direct surroundings- or themselves.
@@roguetrooper5288 Bingo!
Used to work in Jackson, and my daughter still lives there (far north). Most people just put the South side out of their mind and stay away. The City Council and mayor are all lunatics.
West and South Jackson to be exact
Looks like nature is slowing reclaiming the south side.
I had to go to South Jackson a few years ago to get some pictures for a client. I was horrified! The streets were so broken up that there was no left side/right side. People were just weaving around trying to miss the sink holes (not potholes.) There were no businesses and less than desirable looking people were walking around. Many of those were young people who should have been in school. When I got back to the office and my manager found out where I had been, he flipped out. I won’t ever go back.
there's your answer
Democratic politicians and policies have serious consequences
Thanks for this info 😮😢
Alberta guy here. I was on a "blues history" holiday across America about 15 years ago. I walked the downtown area and didn't feel uneasy. It was pretty chill, actually. It's definitely gone downhill since then. This is what happens when political leaders abandon a city.
Here in South Africa we have a lot of this type of neglect, corruption, crime and deterioration. The sad and scary part is Jackson (a city in a first world country, not a third world like mine) is really not far behind us. Truth be told, politicians are a major destructive force behind this. The sooner we stop seeing them as our “saviors” and rather start working together in our various communities the sooner life will improve. It just takes courage and determination to get going.
Stop with this first world and third world country bullshit. They use that for propaganda. That's the whole reason why they have such a stranglehold on the races, etc. Powers that be want to use this classification to divide.
Don’t talk nonsense - SA is not a third world country.
Blame black "leadership". What a joke.
What is it?
@@namdelovoi SA absolutely is a "third world" country if you think the term should be used, which it shouldn't be really. The majority of South Africans live in poverty and many in shanty towns, the South Africa presented to tourists is beautiful but it's a small part of the country. Just a drive from the Johannesburg airport to the center of the city shows you how the majority of its people live.
After watching this video, I can now imagine how the Romans felt in the fifth century AD when they were plagued with disease, the infrastructure was crumbling, and the barbarians were crashing through the gates. The smart ones knew that their great civilization was dying, and that was that.
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@@gavasiarobinssson5108 Corrected.
The Roman Empire didn't that many potholes
The Roman Empire was looted from the inside by corrupt politicians looting the people by Soft tyranny, and the elites indulging and homosexual pedophilia activity eroded the culture, it's not like we have anything like that here in the good old us of a.
The smart ones were in Constantinople living it up. And the Roman civilization never died. Here we are speaking in Latin script with mostly Latin vocabulary. Our days and months and holidays are based off of Roman religion. Different name, same empire
That's so funny. After you talking so much about Jackson (I was totally SHOCKED when you said it was the STATE CAPITOL!) I was going to refer you to Pine Bluff in Arkansas. Dan Bell did a show on it. Then you mentioned it in your own list! Every one of those little overgrown, falling down houses were once snug cottage like homes with families where an adult had a job. The schools have always been bad in Mississippi. I think that town doesn't have much of a chance for recovery.
One of the most heartbreaking videos I’ve seen. How can this be acceptable in 2023? It’s appalling that this is allowed to be acceptable.
And the republican governor stole from the poor
I hope this isn't the GOOD STUFF that we're seeing, that in a few years we'll look back fondly on this and think how great it was to HAVE electricity and cars!
@@leonardpearlman4017 maybe if trump get in or Destantis would be worst !! But Biden is terrible too - AMERICA is SCREWED !
If you haven't noticed, no one gives a 💩 anymore. It's all around in one way or the other.
It's the people there and it's what they want. This is why it happens.
No one's fault but themselves. They act like animals, they can live like them.
As a Jackson native, thank you so much for finally highlighting the issues and problems of the “City with Soul”.
This place looks so miserable not even the ominous nature is uplifting.
Damn this is in America?
@@Wharbuckz7out of all the places I been to trucking I thought Jackson looked like a 3rd world country
You guys pretty soon will be no longer the only ones. Gavin Newsom is on the corner. Cackling Kamala. Isn´t awesome? If sleepy Joe isn´t fit for a 2nd time, I mean.
A lot of us up North love to "getaway". Set up some good food and nightlife and we will come...
Just accepting that the government don't give a shit is saving yourself heart problems..
I watch a lot of your videos and am able to shrug them off as kind of a "that's too bad" because I've seen some scary areas in WA, like homeless encampments and some of the native reservations, but good lord, this had me dropping my jaw!
That pothole with a tree was impressive😅
We need to de-couple from China. We need to pickup manufacturing here. Places like this could benefit greatly from new manufacturing jobs.
Too little, too late
I have my manufacturing done in China because it’s the only way I can afford to have my products made. Also, the idea that you could move that business - which requires hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment, plus people skilled enough to operate it and keep it running - to a place like this makes me LOL and SMH
@@davidshuman4469 this countries fucked then.
BS, it’s a cultural issue from top to bottom in these areas of the country. You think everyone would magically get up for work and earn money when it’s all free now for generations? Theft is legalized? No manufacturing company would ever dare to do business in these self made hell pockets. Sorry man just saying the truth.
Why not Learn to code!
They could do it on their.. Oh wait.. Never mind.
It got stolen..
I’m so fascinated by how poor the conditions are in this city
Damn, I will never complain about Columbia, SC ever again! Is there no oversight at all in Mississippi? That looks like a 3rd world hellhole somewhere.
Even North Florence looked better than
What I saw in the Vid
They are mad at the politicians.....that they elected!!!
Gerrymandering has silenced a huge part of the population. Republicans policies at its finest. Funny how everyone thinks they are good economically with zero proof. This is an accurate result.
no is the they elect each other to win again and again without no one voting for them Thug Life
They probably didn't vote.
haha that is hilarious thinking that votes count.
@@ciimoon5661You're clueless...
Was born (1951) and raised in Jackson, moved away in ‘81…my parents lived there until 2013. Both gone now, and I will never go back. Too heartbreaking. 💔
I'm not kidding when I say there are plenty of places in the UK that look far worse than this. In fact, interestingly enough, a recent study found that, excluding London, every part of the UK is poorer than the state of Mississippi which, from what I understand, is the poorest state in the US.
I can't think of the UK being that poor.
Happy to see Detroit go from number one to number seven in the last decade.
I’ve been watching Nick’s CZcams channel for a few years now and I feel it is safe to say he is better journalist than most any Fox CNN etc. Very hands on.
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It's time the people of the US realize that Fox News, CNN etc. are controlled by the Deep State. Properties are so far apart from each other there's no community spirit. It's as if people in those areas are sitting back and waiting for politicians to do everything for them. Why don't the residents get themselves organised and deal with the situation.
Fox news at least reports this while others don't.
Fox News wasn't set up as journalism, it's effectively state TV. Founded by Rupert Murdoch, who doesn't like journalism and doesn't believe in objectivity.
A Nick's lo hace por vocación mientras los de Fox por money
Jackson asked the city of Accra, Ghana if they would like to have sister city status, Accra said no thanks, it would be bad for their image.
I bet those Ghanaians want US citizenship though. Who cares what they think.
As African-Americans we give the African diaspora nothing but love and everyone craps on our faces.
Ghana’s poverty is worse than Jackson’s poverty. Plus they have far more genocide and civil war over there.
LMAO
Thhe city is run by multiple versions of Fani Willis...and no one will say it. Started in the late 1960s.
Great Video!
A good portion of Mississippi and Louisiana are closer to third world countries than they are to the rest of the US. It is sad because a lot of the people in those states are really good people that deserve better.
That's GOP government consequences.
@@javierrolon9972Louisiana is a democrat run state. Jackson is a democrat run city. New Orleans a democrat run city. And there all $hit holes
@@javierrolon9972Yes cuz Jackson is republican. Totally
Good citizens take care of their homes and property.
@@javierrolon9972 lol, so wrong.
I am originally from North East Mississippi. I have seen so many water boiling warnings over the years in Jackson. Thank goodness the whole state is not that horrible. The capital in jackson and the delta are the poorest parts of Mississippi. Many wealthy communities on the outskirts of Jackson. Elections have consequences, use your votes wisely. Citizens need to stand up and stay on the government in charge of this mess.
Im from Amory, and Even north Mississippi (besides desoto and layfayette county) are not that wealthy. I live in southern Illinois now, and the region I live in is the poorest part of the state. But their poorest part is no different than north Mississippi. (Which is the better part of Mississippi).
I was raised in NW Mississippi, born in Cleveland. I left 21 years ago and promised myself never to move back. I'm saddened things are even worse.
The black democrats running jackson were dumping raw sewage into their water supply for years.
I live in Starkville (Born and raised here) and maybe places like “madison, tupelo, starkville, southhaven holly springs, hernando, ocean springs, oxford, and coastal places are better looking and have a nice population. But jackson is horrible and dangerous and the delta also
I'm from the Mississippi Delta, which was a wonderful place to grow up, but is just too economically depressed to make much a living there for most people. As part of my job, out of college, I lived all over the US, but I returned to Mississippi in my forties. I now live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and you couldn't dynamite me out of here. Mayberry on the water.
Not a coincidence the govt would let one of the birth places of civil rights die and decay. The mindset needed to fight for your rights is very much generational.
My Dad was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, but never talked about his life when he was there. We never saw where he grew up, never visited.
I had an opportunity to visit Jackson State University, which was nice-hot, though!
America has so many real problems that need addressing. How can this even be real?
We are witnessesing the beginning of the collapse of the country.
Yet we have always have money for weapons to send all over the planet or to prop up dictatorships in countries most of us can’t even find on a map.
It will take some time, but America's best days are definitely over.
Because their corrupt politicians give all of their citizens money away, mostly to Israel.
We have to keep spending trillions on foreign wars because ya know...freedom.
I lived there for 18months, actually near the reservoir. I tried to buy some abandoned delapadated buildings to redevelop into urban condos. I even got a federal grant. Jackson City Council said no because I refused to pay full retail as if the properties were in A+ condition. So much for a new tax base.
Friendliness and competence was rare. Many streets in Jackson proper were littered and in terrible repair. Where does all that federal funding go I wonder?
In selected politi po kets..human traffiking..ect
Corrupt politicians, and their family and friends they continue to hire.
Lines the pockets of the politicians who don't even live in Jackson I would bet
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Food stamps, rentai and utility assistance
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Thats absolutely pitiful for any American city!!! Where do yall shop?? I saw no where that was open...🙏🙏 Prayers for yall!!!
That is downright abusive that the roads are so bad, the people don't have clean water, and the garbage is not being collected. That is a breakdown of civilization. What is going on down there? Lord, please help the people of Jackson, Mississippi.
The abuse you mentioned is being perpetrated by the corrupt and incompetent, Mayor, City Council, Police Department, Fire Department, Water Department, and Jackson Public School leadership. All African Americans and staffed by African Americans.. Corrupt to the core.
Thx for all ur videos I love ur channel
Couple of years ago I went to Jackson with a friend and was in their courthouse. A court employee told me they'd been boiling their water for drinking for A YEAR.
And Camden, Trenton, Philadelphia, and many, many others.
My best friend lived in New Orleans about 20 years ago and at the time they were telling people to boil AND filter the tap water but Bottled water was the best option if they could afford it. Apparently lead and other heavy metals as well as a whole host of bacteria had been found in the water supply. This was just before Katrina so I doubt anything has improved.
I've been in the courthouse in Jackson many times. That was back in the 90's. I'm not saying this is wrong, but I was never aware that the drinking water had to be boiled.
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Jackson is a said place for a capital of Mississippi 😢
You really missed out on iron horse grill. It burned down twice and not as a restaurant. That’s one of the most iconic spots in town for sure. Zundo is good though but they are new.
I lived in North Jackson, for 3 years, a nice mature neighborhood, with large homes. We were just inside the city limits. Our Car tags were $1000 + our car was a couple of years old. Outside of the city limits, car tags are $40-50..I don't know where that money goes, because even the downtown where the courthouse is, the roads. sidewalks etc. are terrible. We were with someone in a wheelchair and needed to go to the courthouse, the city cars were parked blocking the handicapped entrance to the sidewalk, and we had to go into the street and over the curb to cross the street. Parking is atrocious if you need to do business downtown. I know it's an old Capitol city but the sidewalks were buckling and uneven, very hard for a disabled person to manipulate. No parking garage or area to park and if you park where you aren't supposed to they will tow your car. you have to walk from building to building across streets. Lucklily we didn't have to go there too often. We mostly went to the neighboring city Ridgeland to shop.
Wow...even I wouldn't have guessed such overwhelming dilapidation and neglect. Something's obviously wrong with the cities finances, and the people who should be making decisions about community spending, and infrastructure. It's unacceptable to see this.
What about the states actual government? Some of you have no idea what you're talking about. There has been an economic war on Jackson for years. It's the state's capital, it where the governor lives. It's where all of Mississippi's budgets and policies are made but, sure blame the little guys. NFL QB Brett Farve & the former governor just got caught stealing MILLIONS of dollars. Could that speak an issue with the people that actually run Mississippi?
Detroit and Chicago are no better.
Much like Selma
Baltimore is same and has been murder capital too
@@charlesphilhower1452 And those cities used to be among the greatest in the world.
Thank you so much for interviewing me, Nick. The video turned out great. ❤
Hey!!! So people say you have a good spirit! Maybe this will enact change ❤️❤️❤️ Hang in there Tyra.
Tyra- You were a joy to watch! Sending you all my best! 💖
Thank you so much Kate🖤
Besides the plants growing everywhere, among the houses and in the middle ofthe streets, it reminds me a lot to what happens in South America lol, doesn't look that different
Just unbelievable - but it has been like that 40 years ago
Worst part of all? When Americans are telling other countries how to run their country
Our govt maybe… not us. We are just struggling to get by.
It is ironic that the ‘authoritarian’ countries the ‘democratic’ US loves to hate, like China and Russia, don’t have slums, and that their leaders put the well- being of their people first……it will only get worse until the American people decide to change the blatantly corrupt election process
@@user-ut4zw6so6o Yes I know but people vote no?
Easy fix. Hire the people in the well kept houses to run the city. Arrest the criminals and try to rehabilitate/educate them. If unsuccessful then long term incarnation. Institute "homestead" law for abandoned properties. Institute voting laws that exclude anyone who does not pay income tax.
Golden words!
Seems to me that the people that live there have literal skill issues, instead of learning how to be a plumber, electrician etc. they wait for someone they elect to fix the problem. You can't vote yourself out of this, you have to learn skills and fix it.
Albedo to keep the surroundings clean does not need science degree
Albedo open spaces can be used as vegetable gardens
The people who lived there did vote. With their feet. Most of the surrounding cities around Jackson are doing fine and look nice. Full of the people who used to live in Jackson, but left due to the crime, mostly.
Those type of skills you mentioned have always been European and Hispanic whites and no other race. That's why only the predominantly white countries have been 1st world. It's the tradesmen, such as plumbers, electricians, masons, carpenters, auto repairmen, construction workers, that enable a country to be 1st world. They make your prices far cheaper because they repair so you don't have to fully replace and that raises your standard of living. When the whites leave, the standard of living collapses such as in Surinam and Zimbabwe.
@@pollypurree1834 There are a number of 1st world countries that are not predominantly white-- Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore.
We made a bucket list trip down to Natchez and Vicksburg from Minnesota. Did the Civil War Park in Vicksburg and house tours in Natchez. (Very cool). However, I've been in all fifty states and toured my whole life and certain elements of Natchez were the rudest most hostile I've ever seen. Took the Natchez Trace Parkway all the way to Nashville from there. Gorgeous. Highly recommended.
If I ever need a narrator for my own life, I’d like to suggest Nick Johnson
Just for background, the current mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Antar Lumumba was elected in 2017 with 93% of the vote. He was easily re-elected in 2021. He describes himself as a progressive and socialist. Before him, his father, Chockwe Lumumba, was mayor of Jackson. He described himself as a Black Nationalist and an activist. One of the senior Lumumba achievements was establishing Hinds County (where Jackson is located) as the capital of the Republic of New Afrika. Both men ran on the promise to fix potholes and sewers. Jackson residents last elected a Republican mayor in 1945. Thankfully, the neighboring county where I have lived for 50+ years is very different.
Terrible. What a joke. Elections do have consequences. Looks like Jackson needs to get familiar with the adage "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". I'm mean their living it but they can't get that basic concept down?
You found the problem.
W.T.F.
I guess that you get what you vote for. Nobody but themselves to blame.
Be careful what you wish for. You want equity you got it. Keep voting for the same losers and this is what you get. Good luck you’re gonna need it.
This is what they call survive just to live. So sad. This country is in trouble
@@SSNESSToo late now!
@@SSNESSIt’s much deeper than that.
@@ryanvandy1615
Not really
Maybe they could go back to their roots, where they would fit in
Dysfunction is the major term to describe these communities
Gods way of punishing the state for the innocent blacks who were lynched and treated unjustly
Did God tell you this.
True
@@jimkelly4214 doesn’t take a rocket scientist , all the innocent lives lost over the color of skin , dirty courts, corrupt judges and police , I hope that shithole place never prospers
Very true. You must reap what u sow 😅😅😅
We have enough money to give to a foreign country unconditionally but not enough to help our people. Sometimes i wonder why i even bother paying my taxes?
Thanks for letting me be interviewed Nick! It’s an honor!
You remind me of Shakena M.
I lived in a “boring” country town but somehow didn’t say “you know what, I guess I’ll start committing crimes to spice things up!”